The Court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital has affirmed the election of Almakura Umar Tanko of All Progressives Congress (APC) as Nasarawa South Senator.

Suleiman Asonya Adokwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), dissatisfied with the decision of the National/State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State entered the appeal, praying the court to set aside the decision.

It was the contention of the appeallants that votes by which Almakura was returned with as winner of the 9th March, 2019 National Assembly election are not a true reflection of what transpired.

However, in a lead judgment delivered by Honourable Justice J.E. Ekanem, JCA the appeallate court held that the appeallants did not discharge the burden of prove on them and same did not shift to the respondents.

His Lordship therefore, upheld the decision of the Tribunal and dismissed the appeal for lacking in merit.

Honourable Justice Ekanem awarded the cost of Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N200, 000. 000) Only against the appeallants.

In another judgment, the Appeallate Court in Makurdi upheld the election of PDP’s Danladi Jatau, Minority Leader of the Nasarawa State Assembly.

Umar Kaiku Osu of the APC initiated the appeal, having being dissatisfied with the decision of the National/State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State.

In upholding the decision of the Tribunal, Presiding Judge of the Court Honourable Justice Jumai Sankey held that there was no merit in the appeal.

His Lordship consequently dismissed same.

Aliu Bello, Secretary of APC Nasarawa State and Jatau, the Minority leader commended their Lordships for the respective decisions.

They respectively called on their opponents to accept the decisions as the will of the people and God.

Amos Atindi reporting live from makurdi